SynthesisBMC geriatrics2023
A systematic review of prevalence of pain in nursing home residents with dementia.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of prevalence of pain among people with dementia living in the community.BMC neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Quality of life, pain and use of analgesic, anxiolytic and antidepressant medication, in people living in care homes.Age and ageing · 2024Trial
- Nurses' Pain Management Competency in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2026Article
- Testing the Implementation of the PAIN-CPG-EIT: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- [Pain management in people with dementia : Recognizing pain and providing supportive care].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- Nursing Home Profit Status and Pain Among Residents Living With Dementia.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2026Article
- Pain Management in People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Focused Ethnographic Study.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- Measuring what matters: challenges in pain assessment among people with dementia and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Review
- Non-Verbal Communication in Nursing Home Settings.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Digital Approaches to Pain Assessment Across Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Towards person-centered pain management in dementia: usability of a digital medical device in Portuguese residential care facilities.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Management of pain for people with dementia living in nursing homes: stakeholders' perspectives on a prototype of a complex intervention.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Advance care planning in German nursing homes from the perspective of the facilitators: A focus group study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Assessing and Managing Pain in Dementias: Insights From Interdisciplinary Text Message Communications.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2025Article
- Neuropathic Pain in Nursing Homes.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Article
- The process of pain assessment in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a scoping review.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- Provision of hospice and palliative care and implementation of advance care planning for residents in German nursing homes - a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Minimising Harm and Managing Pain: Deprescribing Opioids in Older Adults.Drugs & aging · 2024Review
- Self- and staff-reported pain in relation to contextual isolation in long-term nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe prevalence of dementia in nursing home (NH) residents is high, and pain is a troublesome symptom for them. Several studies since 2010 have focused on pain in NH residents with dementia, but there is a lack of systematic reviews on the prevalence of pain in NH residents with dementia.
aimTo systematically review observational studies published from 2010 to 2023 on how pain is assessed and prevalence of pain found in NH residents with dementia.
methodsA systematic search was conducted in the MEDLINE, PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, CINAHL, AgeLine, and Cochrane databases for studies published from January 2010 to August 2023. Studies were included if they were observational studies with a quantitative design where self-report, staff assessment, and/or chart review were used to define the prevalence of pain in samples or subsamples of NH residents with dementia.
resultsOf 184 studies considered, 25 were included. The studies assessed pain as daily, present, clinically relevant, chronic, intermittent, persistent pain and/or if pain affected quality of life. The prevalence of pain was high in most studies of NH residents with dementia independent of whether pain was reported as presence of pain or clinically relevant pain, but the prevalence varied from 8.6% to 79.6%. This prevalence was quite stable across the NH stay, but higher towards the end of life (up to 80.4%). Study designs and methodologies differed considerably. About half relied on an observational assessment inventory.
conclusionThe number of studies focusing on pain in NH residents with dementia was restricted and methodologies differed considerably. Relatively few studies used an observational assessment inventory. In view of the fact that residents with dementia may have difficulties communicating pain, clinicians should pay attention to pain in these residents, systematically and reliably uncover pain by use of observational inventories, and subsequently treat pain to secure high quality care.
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